Promoting Social Justice, Embracing Diversity, and Enhancing Education
The accredited School of Education will prepare you to inspire and empower future generations of learners. We develop liberally educated and motivated teachers, who are equipped with the technology to educate future generations successfully and creatively. Whether you pursue elementary or secondary education, your coursework will cover theory, teaching methods, and in-classroom experience.
Majors
Education, B.A. | Elementary Education, B.A. | Secondary Education, B.A.
Minors
Education
Graduate Programs
Curriculum and Instruction, M.A. | Teaching, M.A.
We offer a variety of teaching fields for you to pursue from music and art to math and science. No matter the specialization, you will graduate ready to confidently lead a classroom of your own. Our rigorous program ensures that students can teach and reinforces their practices through numerous teaching projects and student teaching opportunities.
Accreditation
In the spring of 2018, Shepherd University’s Teacher Education Program passed the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation review and received renewed full accreditation. Shepherd University is proud of this notable achievement.
Please visit our Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Review website devoted to making public the information provided to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation for our 2017-2018 accreditation review and site visit. The information located here includes a variety of data relevant to our Educator Preparation Program including the Summary Institution-Level Pass Rate Data (ETS).
